(a)  The California State University system shall provide academic courses and training in the field of gerontology for professional service delivery personnel providing services to the senior population. For purposes of this article, “professional service delivery personnel” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1)  Social workers.

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(2)  Nurses.

(3)  Gerontologists.

(4)  Physical therapists.

(5)  Psychologists.

(b)  Each of the California State University campuses that educates professional service delivery personnel shall, through its established curriculum development processes, do both of the following:

(1)  Develop and implement guidelines for training in gerontology.

(2)  Establish a plan for the recruitment of students to enter fields of service for the maturing California population that will ultimately lead to a higher quality service delivery system for the senior population.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 551, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)